No Walgreens here in Japan

Here's a tiny little drugstore in Yokohama. We actually went in to take a look. Everything is tiny in Japan, the cars and shops are no exceptions. It's crazy when the shop is really crowded.... which is pretty normal, and you can bearly squeeze your way through the isles. The subways are so packed in that you can bearly move during the rush hours. Forget that american notion of "personal space". There is no such thing in Japan. Especially in the sea of people constantly moving from train to train in the subways. I didn't really take any photos of the subways because it's kinda rude to snap one on the train. But I'll post some pics of the stations later. Tomorrow we are going to the place that I wanted to see the most.... "Electric Town"! The sacred town of gadgets and electronics.

Japanese hospitality

I spotted this sign right after we arrived in Yokohama from the train station. I couldn't stop laughing and had to snap a shot of it. I still can't believe it's there so close to the station and still up. Who knows how long it's been called that. Maybe it's for the "foreigners" :). I'm probably not the first to post it up... but I hope you enjoyed it.

Pet Store... Puppy Love

On the same stroll there was this great pet store. Little dogs are really popular here and super expensive. I think the cheapest puppy was like $3000 USA dollars. The only dogs we saw in the window were really young puppies. I guess they get bought pretty fast.

Night Lights Near our Hotel

Here's a night photo from a stroll I took the first night I was here. It's only a few blocks away from our hotel in Akasaka, Tokyo. Along the way I spotted a Lamborgini. It was so beautiful and I have never ever seen one just parked in the street like that. So of course I took some close-up photos. Never saw the owners but they must've been filthy rich.

Drinking in the scenery

He'res a pic I took in Yokohama. It was sitting on top of a hill we went up. Good placement for after a long journey up. It was next to a park too. I love it when there's like 3 or 4 next to eachother. I noticed that there are a lot more coke machines than pepsi. I guess pepsi is not as trendy right now.

Buddha at Kamakura

We went to the great Buddha at Kamakura yesterday and took lots of pictures. It was the first nice sunny day since I arrived. It's been cloudy and rainy. I found a wifi hotspot in my hotel room. So tonight I will post many more pics. Today we are going to Shinjuku for some shopping!

A nice profile shot of the great Buddha. I like how the clouds sort of looks like a halo around his head. A "must see" if you're ever in Japan. This is actually one of my favorite photos I took in Japan. I couldn't have asked for a more beautiful sunny day with blue skies.

Trip to Japan.... Coming Soon!

I'm going to Japan from April 25th to May 2nd! So photos of my trip will be posted at the end of this month!

Weird Prehistoric looking Fish (Gar)

I believe this was a type of fish called a Gar... there are several sub-species but this one looks especially prehistoric. I think it hasn't changed much through millions of years. Note the interesting "feelers" under it's nostrils. I took this at the Aquarium... of course.

Pelican in the Desert

Just last week we biked to the Albuquerque Aquarium for the day. Here's a rare photo of a pelican in the desert... it was at the outdoor aquarium exhibit. I guess these birds were injured and were in some rehabilatation program. Notice the band on it's leg. It seemed perfectly healthy though, and was cleaning it's feathers.

Evil Hello Kitty

I just recently got a new digital camera (Canon S2 IS) and wanted to take some experimental pics. Here's one I took with the color accent mode. Surprisingly, hello kitty is still cute even in "devil mode" :)

Sunset at Sandia Peak

Here are some recent images I took at the top of Sandia Peak at Sunset. It was after the random bizarre snowstorm that hit us for a day... so you can see reminents of snow still on the mountain.